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on foreign policy. >> on this aspect of foreign policy, no. >> charlie: with respect to china and a recognition of the growing relevance of asia, this president has been? >> i think the president started with too simple interpretation what america could do and what difference one president can make. but on his perception on china policy as i understand it, i find it compatible with what i've described here. >> wouldn't it be in america's strategic interest to make relationships and stronger bonds with india specifically. >> i think it is absolutely essential and important for america to have close and cooperative relationships with india. >> charlie: and in no way does that threaten or contain or is it driven by fear of china. >> that would be unreal to say that there's no fear of china. i mean, china, india. china and aspects of china worry that some elements of india want to draw tibet into the indian sphere because it has been an historic experience with china with respect to the british empire. and there are indians who think that china is trying to contain them. to some extent that's true.
on foreign policy. >> on this aspect of foreign policy, no. >> charlie: with respect to china and a recognition of the growing relevance of asia, this president has been? >> i think the president started with too simple interpretation what america could do and what difference one president can make. but on his perception on china policy as i understand it, i find it compatible with what i've described here. >> wouldn't it be in america's strategic interest to make...
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in the direction that the obama foreign policy is going. i'm not confident of the outcome but they've got the right direction. >> rose: should they be talking to hamas? >> probably. >> rose: notwithstanding israeli objects? >> i understand israel's objections. i also understand that much to the surprise of the bush 2 administration, hamas was elected. i myself always believe you should talk to your enemies if only as an intelligence gathering mechanism. >> rose: everything's on the table with respect to iran? >> i think iran knows very well they have to make it crystal clear that they're not into the weapons procurement program. >> rose: and if they don't accept it, our options are? >> well, one, we have the option of accepting it. >> rose: right. >> we have always military options. and we have further sanctions and things of that nature. you know, it seems to me that iran often says that she's a country surrounded by six nuclear powers: china, india, russia, u.s., israel and who else, i forget? pakistan. >> rose: pakistan, a big one. >> a
in the direction that the obama foreign policy is going. i'm not confident of the outcome but they've got the right direction. >> rose: should they be talking to hamas? >> probably. >> rose: notwithstanding israeli objects? >> i understand israel's objections. i also understand that much to the surprise of the bush 2 administration, hamas was elected. i myself always believe you should talk to your enemies if only as an intelligence gathering mechanism. >> rose:...
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tell us what you are articulating as america's policy foreign policy, with respect to asia, to the region, its relationships with other states, and its assessment of china's intentions? >> well, first, it was important in this administration that we make clear that the united states is both a pacific and any shortly afcory of state to asia with that message. understandably, the prior administration had been very focused on iraq and afghanistan and pakistan and there was a feeling by a number of leaders and influential people in the region that the united states was receding from asia. and that was never a decision. that was never intended, but we needed to make that very clear. so we've done things that-- they're not going to get maybe headlines in the newspapers here at home, but joining the treaty of an mimt and cooperation with the southeast asian nations which no administration had done but sent a very strong signal. we are part of the pacific world. we have a history here. and we're going to stay involved joining in the east asian summit another multilateral organization. so our-- ou
tell us what you are articulating as america's policy foreign policy, with respect to asia, to the region, its relationships with other states, and its assessment of china's intentions? >> well, first, it was important in this administration that we make clear that the united states is both a pacific and any shortly afcory of state to asia with that message. understandably, the prior administration had been very focused on iraq and afghanistan and pakistan and there was a feeling by a...
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and that will affect all of our politics including foreign policy and itsmpact on foreign policy is the subject of the frugal superpower. >> the president in a speech at west point sd noation at's ever lost itseconomic vitality has maintained its position of power in the world. >> well, the president is right and i think he's aware of this problem but at his west point speech-- whichas devoted to afghanistan-- he escalated in afghanistan altughe also set a adline. soe'reind caught in a trap of our own making. 've t a of these ligations, well, too expensive ones in particular in afghanistan and aq that we feel we haveo fulfill and that draining away from t country as a whole. >>os so we shoul't b there becae we can afford it? >> my own vie is tt it was a mistakto escalate in afanistan. that's an arguable proposition proposition. but i think over the long run we won't be doing more afghanistans or iraqs or bosnias, somalis and haitis because we can't afford it and therefore the public won't permit it. >> rose: therefore we will lose our leadership boggs in the world? >> i don't thi we'll
and that will affect all of our politics including foreign policy and itsmpact on foreign policy is the subject of the frugal superpower. >> the president in a speech at west point sd noation at's ever lost itseconomic vitality has maintained its position of power in the world. >> well, the president is right and i think he's aware of this problem but at his west point speech-- whichas devoted to afghanistan-- he escalated in afghanistan altughe also set a adline. soe'reind caught...
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in foreign policy i can tell you the foreign policy budget of the united states is something like $50 billion, not that much in the overall comparison. yet it is needed not only to run our'm be sis and pay our ambassadors but also for program is be insfwauns paw eyre policy which other countries behave. foreign policy is about trying to get people to change their behavior and sometimes you need a variety of assistance programs public dip loamlysy, being able to listen. so i think it will be heard. aside from the fact as i said earlier it makes us look incompetent. i am such -- i'm a naturalized american. nothing makes me prouder than being american but at the moment we are not presenting the right image to the world in terms of what can be done when democratic and republican -- when leaders that have been elected are able to come to a solution. we are looking dysfunctional. >> rose: this is a sharp criticism of your president. >> no, i think the president is doing everything he can. up? oh, so it's just congress. >> i think that at this stage i truly do believe that. there is an awful
in foreign policy i can tell you the foreign policy budget of the united states is something like $50 billion, not that much in the overall comparison. yet it is needed not only to run our'm be sis and pay our ambassadors but also for program is be insfwauns paw eyre policy which other countries behave. foreign policy is about trying to get people to change their behavior and sometimes you need a variety of assistance programs public dip loamlysy, being able to listen. so i think it will be...
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the focus on foreign policy has changed. margaret, a month ago we were still talking almost entirely about jobs and the economy. now we've had a u.s. ambassador murdered in libya. there's been general... much more attention to foreign policy. i think we had good jobs numbers as well. remember that. >> warner: last friday. the romney campaign is looking to go where the ducks are. at this moment the economic numbers are good for the white house but there's more and more controversy about foreign policy and leadership. >> warner: what would you add to that, susan? did they see this as an opportunity to be seized? >> i think the romney camp understands he needs to be seen as a credible commander in chief if he's going to be elected president. there's a bar he needs to get over. i don't think they're going to stick on this issue much it's pretty clear that even though foreign policy has risen a bit and even though there was an opening because of the white house's changing explanation of the attacks in benghazi that killed our amb
the focus on foreign policy has changed. margaret, a month ago we were still talking almost entirely about jobs and the economy. now we've had a u.s. ambassador murdered in libya. there's been general... much more attention to foreign policy. i think we had good jobs numbers as well. remember that. >> warner: last friday. the romney campaign is looking to go where the ducks are. at this moment the economic numbers are good for the white house but there's more and more controversy about...
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and our foreign policy when women are involved and engaged? >> secretary clinton speaks about the role of women in the world from a position of passion. it has been a deep interest of hers for many years. at secretary of state, she is really pushing that agenda because she knows it is in the best interests of the united states. when the status of women has improved, economies improve. half the capital and a country. economies improve, global health improves, when a woman is educated and has opportunities, she raises more educated and healthier children. it is a way of breaking the cycle of poverty. a lot of what i have written about in this book is an extremist attitudes towards women, and those go hand-in-hand with attitudes that are extremist in general. there is a linkage there in terms of economics, in terms of political stability, and in terms of security. tavis: where are we seeing the least amount of paradise? >> there are three regions and the world that have lagged the most in terms of improving the status of women -- sub-saharan afri
and our foreign policy when women are involved and engaged? >> secretary clinton speaks about the role of women in the world from a position of passion. it has been a deep interest of hers for many years. at secretary of state, she is really pushing that agenda because she knows it is in the best interests of the united states. when the status of women has improved, economies improve. half the capital and a country. economies improve, global health improves, when a woman is educated and...
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you wrote an article in "foreign-policy" that said syria is too big to fail. what did you mean by that? >> i meant that as a conception. i only speak for the united states. there is a perception it is to important to the peace process with lebanon to be allowed to go down. we are supporting the al-assad regime out of necessity. we cannot affect matters on the ground. we could withdraw the ambassador and tighten sanctions, but unless we are prepared to unilateral military action -- we own two muslim countries, two arab countries. there is no stomach here. there is no will to mount a military operation. that would create enormous responsibility and delegation to the united states. >> this government is essentially gambling that we would rather have a repressive and brutal president adda -- assad then whatever would come after him. >> the policy is driven by that consideration. no matter what the american state does, we will not be able to affect the calculation of the regime, which is in the throes of fighting for its survival. no biological weapons. no chemical
you wrote an article in "foreign-policy" that said syria is too big to fail. what did you mean by that? >> i meant that as a conception. i only speak for the united states. there is a perception it is to important to the peace process with lebanon to be allowed to go down. we are supporting the al-assad regime out of necessity. we cannot affect matters on the ground. we could withdraw the ambassador and tighten sanctions, but unless we are prepared to unilateral military action...
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major was one of the questioners at last week's foreign policy debate. what jumps out the you? >> you can't summarize everything but i will try. as we saw in the opening, mitt romney said if he becomes president it's going to be a dominant part of whatever he does to confront iran. he said if president obama is re-elected they're going to get the bomb and if i'm elected they won't. you talk to anybody in the foreign policy department, say that kind of statement may work wonders on the campaign trail but it boxing you in, creates a very difficult environment as president. what are you going to do with sanctions with iran? are you going to use military action and what kind? gwen: what are those in the foreign policy community saying about herman cain who seems to have not to have a clearly thoughtout position on libya, for instance. then today he came out and said the taliban is in libya. he said he doesn't need to know this stuff because it's the president's job to lead not read. >> that i think, is taking a very significant toll on herman cain the fascinating figure in the repu
major was one of the questioners at last week's foreign policy debate. what jumps out the you? >> you can't summarize everything but i will try. as we saw in the opening, mitt romney said if he becomes president it's going to be a dominant part of whatever he does to confront iran. he said if president obama is re-elected they're going to get the bomb and if i'm elected they won't. you talk to anybody in the foreign policy department, say that kind of statement may work wonders on the...
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roosevelt was the first one to say i will do foreign-policy on my own. it did not work out. he lit the fuse on a firecracker that we later called world war ii in the pacific. tavis: the new book by james bradley is called "the imperial cruise." james bradley, always good to talk to you. thank you for coming on. >> my pleasure. tavis: that is our show for tonight. access the radio podcast on our website, pbs.org. i will see you next time. until then, as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley on pbs.org. tavis: hi, i am tavis smiley. join me next time for our conversation with superstar mary j. blige on the release of latest c.d. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there are so many things that walmart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better. but mostly, we're helping build stronger communities and relationships. because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports "tavis smiley." tavis and nationwide, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment
roosevelt was the first one to say i will do foreign-policy on my own. it did not work out. he lit the fuse on a firecracker that we later called world war ii in the pacific. tavis: the new book by james bradley is called "the imperial cruise." james bradley, always good to talk to you. thank you for coming on. >> my pleasure. tavis: that is our show for tonight. access the radio podcast on our website, pbs.org. i will see you next time. until then, as always, keep the faith....
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our foreign policy approach tends to be one based on values. based upon extending liberty, democracy, human rights and free markets. in the case of china, their northern policy tend to be an extension of their more immediate national interests. and in the case of the middle east, whether you look at syria or whether you look at iran, it is either the procurement of raw materials that will allow china's economy to continue to grow or in the case of syria, wanting to make sure that the regime long standing dictatorship under the assad family isn't toppled because what are the natural implications that people are going to draw. they're going to continue to draw the same implications they have throughout the jasmyne spring period and that is long standing dictatorships and pockets of economic despair. that's when people rise up and cause trouble and that leads to instability. you better believe just like when the soviet union resolved from 15 republics. the chinese watched the gorbachev period very very carefully and embarked upon policies that did
our foreign policy approach tends to be one based on values. based upon extending liberty, democracy, human rights and free markets. in the case of china, their northern policy tend to be an extension of their more immediate national interests. and in the case of the middle east, whether you look at syria or whether you look at iran, it is either the procurement of raw materials that will allow china's economy to continue to grow or in the case of syria, wanting to make sure that the regime...
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what would be a wise foreign policy? 'cause you have two or three decades before it reaches the full strength. >> even in three decades it won't reach the full strength still the product is one-third of america. for its to reach america's standard of living and technology would take more than a hundred years. >> charlie: so what should the united states do while it has the position it has now? >> i think make sure that they feel that they are accepted at the top table. >> make sure china feels accept add the top table. >> you're place is waiting for you when you make it but have you to play by the rules of the game and the key is whether the next generation -- this generation understands it. they know that they have no chance competing against the west, america especially, in technology and especially military technologies. no chance. and they may build an aircraft carrier to protect shipping lines but that's the first time while the chinese are growing and dependent on the world resources. >> charlie: they're going arou
what would be a wise foreign policy? 'cause you have two or three decades before it reaches the full strength. >> even in three decades it won't reach the full strength still the product is one-third of america. for its to reach america's standard of living and technology would take more than a hundred years. >> charlie: so what should the united states do while it has the position it has now? >> i think make sure that they feel that they are accepted at the top table....
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what is their foreign policy? >> i guess i would have a couple of answers to that. one is that they retain an official policy of favoring nonintervention, the country should be allowed in their view to do anything they darn want to do within their border and why they think syria, they don't like when other countries tell them what to do. >> it is a storn i are sovereignty thing. >> they don't like people talking about the human rights policy and so they don't like people going in and bothering syria although there is a popular revolt. >> exactly. what is one of the most interesting things going on now is the rise of nationalism in the chinese public. and that is beginning to constrain their room to maneuver. when you see, for example, in the south china sea the repeated chinese statements that south china sea essentially is theirs practically down to the beaches of indonesia. >> rose: that is the issue? that is a conflict? >> that is worrisome. one of the lucky things amount being in hong kong is i don't go to beijing very often, i go all over the rest of china. and
what is their foreign policy? >> i guess i would have a couple of answers to that. one is that they retain an official policy of favoring nonintervention, the country should be allowed in their view to do anything they darn want to do within their border and why they think syria, they don't like when other countries tell them what to do. >> it is a storn i are sovereignty thing. >> they don't like people talking about the human rights policy and so they don't like people going...
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>> i'm a great supporter of obama's foreign policy. he-- first of all, he has legitimatized the continuation of the g-7, which is a complete change in the order and the way the world works. secondly, he's -- >> you mean his evolution into the g-20. >> sorry, into the g-20. he's now starting to, let's call it democratize or make more representative the i.m.f. he's reached out to russia. he's reached out to islam. he's seeking a good and viable working relationship with china. he's establishing a new relationship with india. he's trying to close the door on nuclear proliferation. these are pretty-- i mean, it's a series of ticks here. you tick the box, tick, tick, tick, tick. >> rose: what do you make of the response to the president when he went to the g-20 in souk in which he tried to have some impact on china and its currency and appreciation of it's currency. do you understand the resistance of china? >> charlie, when countries trick up the real change rate there's always a problem. china's trying to camouflage the real exchange rate
>> i'm a great supporter of obama's foreign policy. he-- first of all, he has legitimatized the continuation of the g-7, which is a complete change in the order and the way the world works. secondly, he's -- >> you mean his evolution into the g-20. >> sorry, into the g-20. he's now starting to, let's call it democratize or make more representative the i.m.f. he's reached out to russia. he's reached out to islam. he's seeking a good and viable working relationship with china....
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foreign policy? you wrote that democracy promotion, humanitarianism, counter-terrorism have all come up short. there are forces behind the initial invasion of afghanistan 10 years ago. but those are not the solution, what is? >> i would argue in the near term, the united states needs to turn its emphasis here back home to restore the foundations of our economy, schools and infrastructure. in afghanistan, we should not be trying to remake the society. it's simply not going to succeed and it's not worth what we are spending in blood and treasure. we should be much less ambitious, carry out a narrow counter-terrorism policy and look for partners where we find them, but essentially give up on the ambitious policy that has proven extraordinarily costly and simply will not pay off. >> is that the same as isolationism? you talk about doctrine -- >> isolation is where you turn your back where you have vital interests at stake. we should continue to do what we do against terrorism and continue to worry about
foreign policy? you wrote that democracy promotion, humanitarianism, counter-terrorism have all come up short. there are forces behind the initial invasion of afghanistan 10 years ago. but those are not the solution, what is? >> i would argue in the near term, the united states needs to turn its emphasis here back home to restore the foundations of our economy, schools and infrastructure. in afghanistan, we should not be trying to remake the society. it's simply not going to succeed and...
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of american foreign policy. when he came in, we were, in my opinion, massively overly committed to a few crisis spots in the world, which had absolutely dominated our time and energy and attention. and if you would step back, charlie, and said to somebody, you know, the 20 years after the cold war, the united states is going to spend half of that time absolutely obsessed with iraq and afghanistan, they would have said, you have got to be kidding, you have got all of these challenges, the rise of asia, the resurgence of latin america and all we are doing is iraq and afghanistan? this is the eighth century. we need to get out of that into the 21st century. i think obama is trying to do that. he has begun to limit the commitment in iraq, most dramatically. >> rose: so you see a strategy behind a variety of initiatives? >> i do, i do. >> rose: and there is a plan, there is a strategy, there is an over arching sense of what we need to do? >> .. so you scale down in iraq, you are scaling down in afghanistan, and afgha
of american foreign policy. when he came in, we were, in my opinion, massively overly committed to a few crisis spots in the world, which had absolutely dominated our time and energy and attention. and if you would step back, charlie, and said to somebody, you know, the 20 years after the cold war, the united states is going to spend half of that time absolutely obsessed with iraq and afghanistan, they would have said, you have got to be kidding, you have got all of these challenges, the rise...
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at one proint in the campaign he actually says my foreign policy is a return to the foreign policy and he kind of mixes some ideologies here because it's a return to kennedy, to george h.w. bush and even in some ways ronald reagan. he was really hinting that a modesty, modesty in foreign policy, he's down playing of ideology and a down playing of adventures in the world. and that helped him, i think, both politically but it helped him. both were associated with the catastrophe in iraq. so with that authority he gets into office and what does this mean? he has, he faces a country and the world where the united states is militarily overstretched in the middle east. economically in very dire stratits. the -- you're not going to do that if you're hectoring prudent about demonstrate democracy. he reemphasized china. >> charlie: he wanted to be the first specific president. >> exactly. and in the middle east, if you want to restart the peace process between israel and the palestinians, you need mubarak and you need the other rulers in the region to help with that. so you're not -- >> charlie
at one proint in the campaign he actually says my foreign policy is a return to the foreign policy and he kind of mixes some ideologies here because it's a return to kennedy, to george h.w. bush and even in some ways ronald reagan. he was really hinting that a modesty, modesty in foreign policy, he's down playing of ideology and a down playing of adventures in the world. and that helped him, i think, both politically but it helped him. both were associated with the catastrophe in iraq. so with...
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that has been part of the history of american foreign policy. secretaries of state in conflict with national security advisors. >> it can be very debilitating. >> rose: you and secretary clinton are on the same page? >> we are on the same page. we've known each other for a long te and we run a process. i speak to secretary clinton everyday, sometime miss times a day. we run a process near has a number of rules that we've kind of laid out or procedures and processes which may sound mundane to your viewers but are very important, including this is the exclusive process, there's not going to be any end runs. >> rose: we're all on the same page. >> you don't have to be on the same page but you have to come to the same table. >> rose: once the president decides you have to be. >> yes. and there's a lot of accountability. i take on the responsibility that make t president understands where each of the principals are coming from and this is quite a group, charlie. so picturing yourself carrying these meetings. >> rose: which you do. >> yes. the team th
that has been part of the history of american foreign policy. secretaries of state in conflict with national security advisors. >> it can be very debilitating. >> rose: you and secretary clinton are on the same page? >> we are on the same page. we've known each other for a long te and we run a process. i speak to secretary clinton everyday, sometime miss times a day. we run a process near has a number of rules that we've kind of laid out or procedures and processes which may...
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they can lead to miscalculation in fact, chinese foreign policy has had a bad year or so. they've antagonized the u.s., they've antagonized india, they've antagonized japan, they've antagonized vietnam. >> rose: right. >> so this hubris is not good for china. >> rose: and it causes people to reach out and say "what kind of relationships and alliance cans i form"? >> exactly. what we're definitely seeing in the 21st century is the rise of asia, but it could be called the recovery of asia. in 1800, asia was basically half the world's population, half the world's product. by 1900 still half the world's population, 20% of the world's product. in this century we're going to see asia return to a normal proportion. starts with a japan in the last century, korea, the so-called smaller asian tigers, now it's china. another ten years or so it will be focused on india. this is normal and we have to learn how to deal with it. the good news about this is we have time to deal with it. unlike britain where germany... the rise of germany created fear of britain that led to world war i. ge
they can lead to miscalculation in fact, chinese foreign policy has had a bad year or so. they've antagonized the u.s., they've antagonized india, they've antagonized japan, they've antagonized vietnam. >> rose: right. >> so this hubris is not good for china. >> rose: and it causes people to reach out and say "what kind of relationships and alliance cans i form"? >> exactly. what we're definitely seeing in the 21st century is the rise of asia, but it could be...
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. >> brown: this one, david, was on foreign policy. what did you take on that as a general overview of where republicans stand? >> on foreign policy i guess they're a bit all over the map. we've seen incredibly dramatic events in foreign affairs, especially in asia, and one of the interesting political debates among republicans is they are much more hostile, some of them are very hostile to china. some of them are not at all hostile to china. that's a big debate within the republican party. i guess i would say in general among republicans, there's relatively little agreement, little focus, little energy committed to foreign affairs. >> brown: mark? >> i thought what was most interesting to me-- i agree with david-- but what was most interesting to me was how the terms of foreign policy, national security debate, has changed just under barack obama. there was a time when democrats were seen as soft and you could hear the echoes of that language that somehow he'd turned over the prosecution of the war on terror to the a.c.l.u., i think w
. >> brown: this one, david, was on foreign policy. what did you take on that as a general overview of where republicans stand? >> on foreign policy i guess they're a bit all over the map. we've seen incredibly dramatic events in foreign affairs, especially in asia, and one of the interesting political debates among republicans is they are much more hostile, some of them are very hostile to china. some of them are not at all hostile to china. that's a big debate within the...
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you're giving him pretty good grades on foreign policy. you have no great qualms about his china policy, do you? >> no, and with russia okay. >> rose: russia okay. >> the middle east is in a mess, i think. >> rose: yeah. >> but anyway. i think in a way if you ask me what's our biggest foreign policy challenge... >> rose: i'm asking. >> it is number one get our house in order, stop spending more than we earn, so we start saving a little. number two do something about our energy picture because we are so vulnerable in our defense posture where we're so dependent on oil and we can do something about that but right now we're overly dependent on it. you don't like tax increases, i don't like tax increasess. well saudi arabia and company are in the process of opposing big tax increases on us in terms of the price of oil which is up above $19 a barrel now. it's a tax increase and our own government doesn't even get the revenue. >> rose: but does that mean an investment-- which is also spending money-- in alternative sources of energy? does that m
you're giving him pretty good grades on foreign policy. you have no great qualms about his china policy, do you? >> no, and with russia okay. >> rose: russia okay. >> the middle east is in a mess, i think. >> rose: yeah. >> but anyway. i think in a way if you ask me what's our biggest foreign policy challenge... >> rose: i'm asking. >> it is number one get our house in order, stop spending more than we earn, so we start saving a little. number two do...
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foreign policy. the number of the most successful foreign policy instruments, liberal, multilateralism, for instance, a recognition of the sovereignty of other nations comes out of struggle out of latin america. latin america forcing the united states to match a little bit more, it's deals with its actual superpower action. and in many ways, latin america has often time after time saved the united states from its own worst instincts. the good neighbor policy, for instance, under fdr, that becomes the model for liberal multilateralism that fdr puts in place on a global scale. panamericanism is basically the model that woodrow wilson brings to paris in 1919 for the versaille conference, the 14 points, the 14th point of the 14 points is modelled on panamericanism. latin america has played a shadow role in u.s. history that i think it's importance is inversely correlated to the degree that people, that it's not talked about in u.s. political culture. >> we're in a different moment, though. i think now i
foreign policy. the number of the most successful foreign policy instruments, liberal, multilateralism, for instance, a recognition of the sovereignty of other nations comes out of struggle out of latin america. latin america forcing the united states to match a little bit more, it's deals with its actual superpower action. and in many ways, latin america has often time after time saved the united states from its own worst instincts. the good neighbor policy, for instance, under fdr, that...
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presumably the president and most foreign policy people agree that a negotiated solution will achieve at least our minimal goals is preferrable to a defeat. so the question is, will speech have many so pointers or some indicators as to what that negotiated end point's going to be and is he prepared to leave enough troops on the ground so the taliban can be kept at the table. >> i think that the thing that he can'tay, but that they believe or at least they hope is that they're going to leave the afghan nation in a strong position so you need a couple years to prevented the taban from coming in and taking over kabul. the 10% who are there aren't from the south. ists on patrol with the ana last december and they needed translators to talk to people to talk to afghans. >> charlie: doe that make sense? >> i makes sense to the extent -- >> charlie: to the majority of the population. >> yes but it makes sense to this extents. at you know the northern alliance gave the taliban a pretty gd tuss in the past with them being trained and equipped by us, is hope is that you have a stabilized, you k
presumably the president and most foreign policy people agree that a negotiated solution will achieve at least our minimal goals is preferrable to a defeat. so the question is, will speech have many so pointers or some indicators as to what that negotiated end point's going to be and is he prepared to leave enough troops on the ground so the taliban can be kept at the table. >> i think that the thing that he can'tay, but that they believe or at least they hope is that they're going to...
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policy. it doesn't have to be that way but i don't think you're going to come back with the president having a muted message on the ground in beijing. the dala llama whenever he has come to -- dalai lama whenever he he has come to washington, he met with the president. he got an award from the president of the united states. this time the dalai lama came to washington and president obama wouldn't meet with him because he didn't want to offend the chinese government which has major disputes. he did not want to offend them on the eve of his trip. that i think is a theme you're going to see playing out over the next few days. tavis: first asia. now jump to afghanistan. i'll come back to the troop issue in just a second. first, president karzai set to be sworn in for a second term on thursday. we all know the turmoil around the elections. on the other side of his inauguration for the second term on thursday, what position are we now in dealing with him leading this country? >> he is an extremely
policy. it doesn't have to be that way but i don't think you're going to come back with the president having a muted message on the ground in beijing. the dala llama whenever he has come to -- dalai lama whenever he he has come to washington, he met with the president. he got an award from the president of the united states. this time the dalai lama came to washington and president obama wouldn't meet with him because he didn't want to offend the chinese government which has major disputes. he...
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policy for british foreign policy press one. for french foreign policy press two. >> rose: so that means is there really a europe. i mean is the european economic union enough to make a europe. >> there is a europe and it is a family of nations, an extended family which is working in historical terms, or indeed in contemporary world terms. i mean there is no other continent on which very diverse countries, 27 of them now, working so closely together. but europe will always be a conference call and hillary clinton knows that very well. >> rose: but also the question is whether it is pulling against itself now, because of greece and germany and, you know, yes they came to the rescue but yes, there was great opposition too. >> well, i think there are two different questions here. one is whether the euro was a bridge too far. and i think the answer is that to take in the south europeans, what is sometimes called club med, was actually a bridge too far. that is to say there was a sustainable monetary-- which is sometimes called the n
policy for british foreign policy press one. for french foreign policy press two. >> rose: so that means is there really a europe. i mean is the european economic union enough to make a europe. >> there is a europe and it is a family of nations, an extended family which is working in historical terms, or indeed in contemporary world terms. i mean there is no other continent on which very diverse countries, 27 of them now, working so closely together. but europe will always be a...
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but its importance to american foreign policy, meaning the u.s. is keen for orderly reform. >> we've made clear to egypt over the years that it needs to reform. political, social and economic change. not because we tell it to but because its people are demanding a greater opportunity participate in civil society. >> but how do you do that when more than half the population are under 30 and more than 90% of the uncombleed are also under 30? the protesters on the streets are de mandatorying the president does not stand again in this year's presidential he election. dominick, "bbc world news." >> and our correspondent is in cairo. i asked him if the egyptian government is likely to respond positively with requests from the u.s. and u.k. to go ahead? >> well, not likely. they said all protests were banned. i think the government's responses are similar. a security crackdown preventing protests, and they are moving in quickly to stop people from protesting. and i think any loosening of that will be felt by the regime as a weakening of power. although a
but its importance to american foreign policy, meaning the u.s. is keen for orderly reform. >> we've made clear to egypt over the years that it needs to reform. political, social and economic change. not because we tell it to but because its people are demanding a greater opportunity participate in civil society. >> but how do you do that when more than half the population are under 30 and more than 90% of the uncombleed are also under 30? the protesters on the streets are de...
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tonight four the "new york times" columnists look at the united states, its economic policy, its foreign policy. they are tom friedman, david brooks, david leonhardt and roger cohen. >> i personally think we need a third party. i think we're caught in the middle of a corrupt monopoly that cannot get to the right answers anymore because of a lot of deeply imbedded things that have happened to american politics. >> put some baiers between our immeate needs and our long term needs and we have to have a government that's structured around long term needs but essentially we need leadership. >> when we look back a the first te we will say it was very much defined by health reform. it was a big accomplish many that came with enormous costs. >> europeans and everyone i think are asking where is u.s. headed. it cannot go on with these levels of deficits d debts, something has to be done. >> charlie: america seen through four the "new york times" columnists, next. all across america. it's ha, every time a storefront opens. or the midnight oil is burned. or when someone chases a dream, not just a d
tonight four the "new york times" columnists look at the united states, its economic policy, its foreign policy. they are tom friedman, david brooks, david leonhardt and roger cohen. >> i personally think we need a third party. i think we're caught in the middle of a corrupt monopoly that cannot get to the right answers anymore because of a lot of deeply imbedded things that have happened to american politics. >> put some baiers between our immeate needs and our long term...
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." >> hope is not a foreign policy. the only thing respected by thugs and tyrants is our resolve. >> reporter: the president, appearing before a news conference, hit back against romney and other republicans for what he called their "casual attitude" to war. and he contrasted that with the decisions he's made to send men and women into battle. >> and the impacts that has on their lives, the impact it has on our national security, the impact it has on our economy. this is not a game. there is nothing casual about it. >> reporter: get used to this kind of back and forth. post-super tuesday, washington analyst chris krueger expects the field to narrow to a two-man race, romney and obama. >> romney is going to have two things on his side after today. he's going to have the delegate math working for him, and he is going to have momentum working for him. both of them are needed to secure the nomination; both of them will be on his side. >> reporter: and that means the topics and tone of the debate will change, too. expect les
." >> hope is not a foreign policy. the only thing respected by thugs and tyrants is our resolve. >> reporter: the president, appearing before a news conference, hit back against romney and other republicans for what he called their "casual attitude" to war. and he contrasted that with the decisions he's made to send men and women into battle. >> and the impacts that has on their lives, the impact it has on our national security, the impact it has on our...
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i think that is governing its foreign policy. but inevitably as china's rise continues, i think we're going to see china will act perhaps more like a classic superpower. it will begin to think about perhaps wanting to achieve a dominant role in east asia, certainly the south china sea area. and that's going to bring it into at least potential conflict i don't mean war, but i mean in terms of strategic conflict with the united states which is right now the primary power in asia. and it gets to a very large question, charlie, you asked before. how do we deal with this kind of china? we're going to have a big debate in this country. it's already under way. it will get more intense. do we try to contain china? do we see it as we saw stalin's soviet union or mao's china? do we seek to engage it? >> we do want to engage china and in all the issues that have been set out in this meeting. but i also think the chinese will talk us to death. and before this summit i was down in washington and an administration official said "the truth is,
i think that is governing its foreign policy. but inevitably as china's rise continues, i think we're going to see china will act perhaps more like a classic superpower. it will begin to think about perhaps wanting to achieve a dominant role in east asia, certainly the south china sea area. and that's going to bring it into at least potential conflict i don't mean war, but i mean in terms of strategic conflict with the united states which is right now the primary power in asia. and it gets to a...
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he examines how geography has influenced the balance of world power and how it can inform foreign policy in the future. it is called "the revenge of geography." i'm pleased to have him back on this program. welcome. >> rose: >> a pleasure to be here, charlie. >> rose: henry kissinger said-- and you put this at the top-- that "robert kaplan's research shines light on an ancient truth. geography has been the predominant factor in determinesing the fate of nations, from fay roenic egypt to the arab spring." how long have you been thinking about tht? >> my whole career as a foreign correspondent that stretches back to the early part of the last phase of the cold war. and in every place i went it was physical features that changed things. i would go from -- every time i crossed the afghan/pakistan border i did so illegally with a mujahadeen group fighting the soviets in the 1980s. and when i'd go from afghanistan to pakistan or back and forth there was a line on the map that i didn't experience. i just experienced the same indo-islamic civilization of pashtuns on each side. so i said there's
he examines how geography has influenced the balance of world power and how it can inform foreign policy in the future. it is called "the revenge of geography." i'm pleased to have him back on this program. welcome. >> rose: >> a pleasure to be here, charlie. >> rose: henry kissinger said-- and you put this at the top-- that "robert kaplan's research shines light on an ancient truth. geography has been the predominant factor in determinesing the fate of nations,...
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if you leave your emotions and stereotypes outside the room and shape your foreign policy according to what i think should be our basis which is what's good for us,. >> charlie: take a look at iran. they are standing in the way of some kind. settlement of the israeli- palestinian issue. that is not in our interest. it is in our national security interest, you know, petraeus and everybody else has said to see that issue settled. iran doesn't want to see it settled. and it is supporting other people who have a stake in the game. hamas being one. >> it's not only that iran.... >> charlie: providing them weapons and everything else. >> iran's interference in other places, lebanon, in iraq. >> charlie: hezbollah. therefore, what are you suggesting that the united states ought to do about those issues so that iran does not practice those policies? >> when you hook at a map of the middle east the first thing that jumps out at you is iran is the big country right in the middle. >> charlie: look at what borders it has and quickly you forget how important it is. >> we are seeing by the mischief
if you leave your emotions and stereotypes outside the room and shape your foreign policy according to what i think should be our basis which is what's good for us,. >> charlie: take a look at iran. they are standing in the way of some kind. settlement of the israeli- palestinian issue. that is not in our interest. it is in our national security interest, you know, petraeus and everybody else has said to see that issue settled. iran doesn't want to see it settled. and it is supporting...
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she reacted angrily when a student at about her husband's view on a foreign-policy issue. she said that her husband was not a secretary of state. >>> cuba chavis -- a new accusation as the summit of south american leaders gets under way. there is concerned about getting u.s. troops access to seven bases in colombia. >> representatives of over 200 cities are in germany trying to negotiate a new treaty on climate change. their signs of deadlock as rich and poor countries dispute. the treaty is to be completed in copenhagen in the fall. >>> climate change is one reason why food production needs to double by 2015. more and more hundred in poor countries is on the menu and cheaper food in the wealthy world. >> in rich countries, getting food to the family table has been easy. we may not be able to take this for granted as food becomes harder to get. scientists are predicting that there are likely to be shortages that will increase prices. some foods will not be available at all. there will be more extreme weather because of the climate change. there is a growing world populatio
she reacted angrily when a student at about her husband's view on a foreign-policy issue. she said that her husband was not a secretary of state. >>> cuba chavis -- a new accusation as the summit of south american leaders gets under way. there is concerned about getting u.s. troops access to seven bases in colombia. >> representatives of over 200 cities are in germany trying to negotiate a new treaty on climate change. their signs of deadlock as rich and poor countries dispute....
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-japanese alliance the cornerstone of his country's foreign policy. but he also stressed it's an evolving relationship. >> ( translated ): as time changes and as the international environment changes, there is a need for us to further develop and deepen the u.s.-japan alliance to make it even more constructive and future-oriented alliance. >> reporter: the prime minister took office in september, after a sweeping election victory that ended 50 years of dominance by a more conservative ruling party. and he signaled his intention to reshape ties with washington. sheila smith is a senior fellow for japan at the council on foreign relations in washington. >> at the top of their list of their foreign policy manifesto, you know, the principles and goals of their party coming into power, was to, you know, acknowledge the centrality of the u.s.-japan relationship, but to create a more equal relationship in the u.s.-japan relationship. >> reporter: already, hatoyama has reached out to strengthen ties with china and others in the region, and to assert a measure
-japanese alliance the cornerstone of his country's foreign policy. but he also stressed it's an evolving relationship. >> ( translated ): as time changes and as the international environment changes, there is a need for us to further develop and deepen the u.s.-japan alliance to make it even more constructive and future-oriented alliance. >> reporter: the prime minister took office in september, after a sweeping election victory that ended 50 years of dominance by a more...
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susan glasser is the editor-in- chief of "foreign policy," a web site and magazine which holbrooke also edited in the early 1970s. she had lunch with him on thursday, the day before he was struck by the aortic tear that led to his death last night. mr. ambassador, what were his qualities that made him so unique? >> well, the word relentless has been used very often. boundless energy. drive. we've heard all those terms. i would add one. focus. dick was able to take this tremendous amount of energy which, as a young man, starteded out in soort of a rambunctious way but it refined itself over the years. as his career progressed i think he learned how to focus this tremendous intelligent and energy on achieving specific purposes and objectives. >> lehrer: was this evident to you in those early days in vietnam? >> absolutely. >> lehrer: like what? what did he do? >> we worked in the embassy together. we were in our mid 20s but dick already had a real proprietary interest in our policy toward vietnam. i recall when he went back to to washington and worked as an aide, dick was right in the mid
susan glasser is the editor-in- chief of "foreign policy," a web site and magazine which holbrooke also edited in the early 1970s. she had lunch with him on thursday, the day before he was struck by the aortic tear that led to his death last night. mr. ambassador, what were his qualities that made him so unique? >> well, the word relentless has been used very often. boundless energy. drive. we've heard all those terms. i would add one. focus. dick was able to take this...
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in which she laid out the basic concepts underlying their foreign policy, which is moving from a multipolar world to a multipartnership world. sounds a little jargony, but the basic thought is to try to develop deeper partnerships, especially with emerging power on india and other powers like indonesia, brazil and, of course, china and russia, and work towards consensus on a variety of issues, especially where they share common interests. india is a perfect case study. if you look at where india sits in the world, it's at a nexus of south asia and southeast and east asia, so it is close to pakistan, afghanistan, central asia, china, and we have a lot of interests in common, typified by her staying at the taj mahal, an interest in fighting terrorism -- india is very involved in afghanistan. although pakistan was not raised, sub rosa, we hope that india and pakistan might start negotiating again over kaven mir, although the "k" word -- over kash mir, although the "k" word wasn't mentioned, india is attacking about a -- is talking about a pipeline for gas which doesn't make us very happy, so l
in which she laid out the basic concepts underlying their foreign policy, which is moving from a multipolar world to a multipartnership world. sounds a little jargony, but the basic thought is to try to develop deeper partnerships, especially with emerging power on india and other powers like indonesia, brazil and, of course, china and russia, and work towards consensus on a variety of issues, especially where they share common interests. india is a perfect case study. if you look at where...
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but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policy of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s, and the economic policies of the 1920s. you say that you're nod interested in duplicating what happened in iraq. but just a few weeks ago you said you think we should have more troops in iraq right now. and the challenge we have, i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy, but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong. you said we should have gone into iraq despite the fact that there were no weapons of mass destruction. you said that we should still have troops in iraq to this day. you indicated that we shouldn't be passing nuclear treaties with russia, despite the fact that 71 senators, democrats and republicans voted for it. you've said that first we should not have a time line in afghanistan, then you said we should. now you say maybe, or depends. which means not only were you wrong, but you're also confusing and sending mixed messages both to our troops and our allies. so what we need t
but governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policy of the 1980s, just like the social policies of the 1950s, and the economic policies of the 1920s. you say that you're nod interested in duplicating what happened in iraq. but just a few weeks ago you said you think we should have more troops in iraq right now. and the challenge we have, i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy, but every time you've offered an...
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welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> looking ahead to foreign policy, one thing we have talked about before and you headed up an important committee. you and lee hamilton. >> yes. what will history say about iraq? >> i think it is too early to know. i think it is still, still baking. >> rose: go ahead. >> it could be, it could really say some very good things about it. if iraq -- it iraq turns out to be an open and pluralistic society as peace with its neighbors and that doesn't brutalize its own people it is going to be -- it will say very good things. >> rose: and theç fears about iraq don't seem about to happen which is be sub serv subservien. >> i don't think you will see iç subservient to iran. >> there is more shiite. >> there is more space there programs for iran. but, you know, what is happening it is day to day in iraq it is very encouraging, they are having an arab league summit in iran -- in iraq and proving to the audit saudis and other arab countries that come there we are not a vassal state of iran and i don't think -- i think iraqi nationalism will prevent that from happen
welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> looking ahead to foreign policy, one thing we have talked about before and you headed up an important committee. you and lee hamilton. >> yes. what will history say about iraq? >> i think it is too early to know. i think it is still, still baking. >> rose: go ahead. >> it could be, it could really say some very good things about it. if iraq -- it iraq turns out to be an open and pluralistic society as peace with its...
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but there have been other cases in recent times where they have gone after foreign policy elite of the united states. there was a fascinating attack on the council and foreign relations here in new york where the attack wasn't really aimed at getting material out of the counsel's computer systems, most of what's in there is opening available. probably be perfectly delayed if the chinese went and read it all. but instead it's what's called a water hole attack. think of animals coming to the watering hole. in this case the animals of the foreign policy elite, they see who is coming and they follow them back home to their home computers. a fascinating element. there were aspects of the -- institute and easy to imagine attacks on the media could be the same thing as well. whether they want to follow regular users. >> rose: do we assume if they want to attack they can find a way. they can hack into some degree or not. >> you always have to assume that you could. and it's not all that difficult to go do. what's remarkable about the report that was done by -- a computer security firm. it's on
but there have been other cases in recent times where they have gone after foreign policy elite of the united states. there was a fascinating attack on the council and foreign relations here in new york where the attack wasn't really aimed at getting material out of the counsel's computer systems, most of what's in there is opening available. probably be perfectly delayed if the chinese went and read it all. but instead it's what's called a water hole attack. think of animals coming to the...
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on foreign policy, america continues to be indispensable to the global liberty. property and safeguarding human rights. the world is a better place when america is the strongest nation on earth. but we can't remain powerful. if we don't have an economy that can afford it. in the short time i've been here in washington nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. the choice isn't just between big government or big business. what we need is an accountable, efficient and effective government that allows small and new businesses to create more middle class jobs. we don't have to raise taxes to avoid the president's devastating cuts to our military. republicans have passed a plan that replaces these cuts with responsible spending reform. in order to balance our budget the choice doesn't have to be either higher taxes or dramatic benefit cuts for those in need. instead we should grow our economy so we can create new tax payers not new taxes. our government can afford to help those who truly can't help themselves. truth
on foreign policy, america continues to be indispensable to the global liberty. property and safeguarding human rights. the world is a better place when america is the strongest nation on earth. but we can't remain powerful. if we don't have an economy that can afford it. in the short time i've been here in washington nothing has frustrated me more than false choices like the one the president laid out tonight. the choice isn't just between big government or big business. what we need is an...
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at a micro level, that's because china's foreign policy until now has been they just don't want to be involved any place. let us tend to our own knitting. and that has consequences in burma, in darfur, with iran, et cetera, with we're all adjusting. at a larger level there's a different fundamental political value behind a communist system from a western democratic system. so there is tension in that way. and economically there obviously are dislocations on both sides because of the interactions of trade even though it seems to me the u.s. has on the whole been much better off because of its connection with china and certainly same is true for china. clearly there are tradeoffs. the remarkable thing i was saying earlier that there are as few of them as there are for this huge historic rise of a power and it's therefore in our interests to keep that being so. >> rose: my last question really is india and what india represents in this equation we've been talking about. >> first of all, i don't think it's china or india. i think there's a good chance, charlie, that it's china and india.
at a micro level, that's because china's foreign policy until now has been they just don't want to be involved any place. let us tend to our own knitting. and that has consequences in burma, in darfur, with iran, et cetera, with we're all adjusting. at a larger level there's a different fundamental political value behind a communist system from a western democratic system. so there is tension in that way. and economically there obviously are dislocations on both sides because of the...
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look, these are difficult foreign policy problems. the bush administration didn't do very well. obama's not either. and hillary clinton getting goated into it by the north koreans, calling her, says sort of between a schoolchild and a -- the only job clearly that you would want to have in north korea is being a speechwriter for kim jong-il. >> any. >> you know nothing else that you would want to do. >> the free reign to criticize anybody in the west and call them ridiculous names. >> and back there. >> and one more thing to keep in mine the background of this is kim jong-il is ill, very ill from all reports. that they have a successor in place, one of his sons. but it makes it very, very difficult to do any business at all with the north koreans. >> what do they want to be, left alone during this period? >> no, well, they want to be left alone in terms of the power play in that part. but they want to fail as a power in their region. and they're very determined. they're very masmart and very difficult. and he made the point, that secretary of state just had a difficult time, not
look, these are difficult foreign policy problems. the bush administration didn't do very well. obama's not either. and hillary clinton getting goated into it by the north koreans, calling her, says sort of between a schoolchild and a -- the only job clearly that you would want to have in north korea is being a speechwriter for kim jong-il. >> any. >> you know nothing else that you would want to do. >> the free reign to criticize anybody in the west and call them ridiculous...
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bush's term, very conservative, very aggressive, very muscular foreign policy that's why the president rates ahead of romney on the strong leader -- >> rose: pulling out from afghanistan will not be -- moving move the need needle for or against? >> i don't think it would, the country is war wary and wants to get out and makes the president look weak because he has done so many things that have been aggressive and strong. >> and something we used to call the october surprise or the unexpected consequence, one would be europe. >> a clams of the european economy and the euro zone in the next couple of months, you know, estimates differ about what that would do to american gdp but they are not good and because of the fact the economy is so-so tentative and what the obama administration has prayed for was a 1983, 84 situation. not a booming economy, but gradual, linear trending up and what they have had is false dawns and fits and starts a couple of good months of job followed by a couple of bad months of job support it is on a nice edge. >> rose: debates will be crucial? >> i think they wi
bush's term, very conservative, very aggressive, very muscular foreign policy that's why the president rates ahead of romney on the strong leader -- >> rose: pulling out from afghanistan will not be -- moving move the need needle for or against? >> i don't think it would, the country is war wary and wants to get out and makes the president look weak because he has done so many things that have been aggressive and strong. >> and something we used to call the october surprise or...
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policy effectively to address them. but i hope the gap will be closed. >> rose: okay. but you're basically saying your expectation of what he'll be able to do because he had a genuine understanding of the way the world was changing has not happened and you're disappointed that he hasn't done but you give him a kind of pass because he's had enormous domestic issues to take care of. >> yes. and i think that's a very legitimate, so to speak, explanation or even excuse. but it still is too bad. i think we see it in a variety of places. it's not only in asia. we see it in the middle east. we see it a little bit in the drift apart between us and the europeans. we certainly see it in our relationship with the russians and so forth. >> rose: i appreciate you coming. >> always good to talk to you, charlie. thanks. >> rose: you as well. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> rose: back in a moment. stay with us. >> rose: we turn now from china to the middle east and the stalemate in the peace process. for almost two years, the oba
policy effectively to address them. but i hope the gap will be closed. >> rose: okay. but you're basically saying your expectation of what he'll be able to do because he had a genuine understanding of the way the world was changing has not happened and you're disappointed that he hasn't done but you give him a kind of pass because he's had enormous domestic issues to take care of. >> yes. and i think that's a very legitimate, so to speak, explanation or even excuse. but it still is...
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but also this is not an election that is going to be decided on foreign policy. >> you don't think so. >> no, this san election that going to be decided on people's assessment of the state of economy, the state of their well-being, and on their assessment of the characters of these two men. to the extent that this is a character question, maybe, i don't think it will make anybody like him more but while i am very o februaried by it as you can tell, you i don't think it is disastrous. and just one really interesting number from the polls, about people's a zms of the state of the world, 30% of people in the gallop poll this week said they were satisfied with the direction the country was going in. that might sound pathetic, 30%. but it's up from 11% a year ago. and that tells you something about where it is going. >> when george w. bush was re-elected in '04 it was about 32% it was just much higher. that was a close race where the climate was against imhad. the climate is against the status quo. >> dow agree that foreign policy is to the going to be a big factor. you have as just report
but also this is not an election that is going to be decided on foreign policy. >> you don't think so. >> no, this san election that going to be decided on people's assessment of the state of economy, the state of their well-being, and on their assessment of the characters of these two men. to the extent that this is a character question, maybe, i don't think it will make anybody like him more but while i am very o februaried by it as you can tell, you i don't think it is...
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. >> rose: there was a document recently leaked saying the basis of russia's foreign policy is going to be the creation of a world where there's no friends or enemies, only interests in places of confrontation with georgia and threats from nato and u.s. missile defense plans is a new emphasis on integrating russia's economy and culture with neighbors like the e.u. and china. >> but probably what we now proved that is the competition probably for some certain region s. for example, ukraine. i think they shouldn't be... ukraine shouldn't be the area for competition between the west and russia. definitely russia has a vested interest in the ukraine. there's a lot of russians lived in the ukraine. very closed nation. and it's important for russia to have relationship with other neighbors, including georgia. by the way, my bank has a subsidiary in georgia all through this difficult period of time and enjoy quite a good business there so i think there's a lot we need in common. >> rose: so good relationship with the president of georgia? >> we don't have a good relationship with georgia bu
. >> rose: there was a document recently leaked saying the basis of russia's foreign policy is going to be the creation of a world where there's no friends or enemies, only interests in places of confrontation with georgia and threats from nato and u.s. missile defense plans is a new emphasis on integrating russia's economy and culture with neighbors like the e.u. and china. >> but probably what we now proved that is the competition probably for some certain region s. for example,...
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policy and say we're going to try an spend less time on a these crisis areas from afghanistan to iraq. that's why he's been so hesitant toet more involved in libya. and where we need to devote our time is to the 21st century which is asia and particularly to china. and i think that' fundamentally correct. >> rose: will this century be asia's censurely. >> i don't think it will be anybody's century. i thought long a hard when writing the book about how to term it. i could have called it the chinese world. it's n. it's going to be... >> rose: it' only post-american? >> precisely. it's just that we're going from this extraordinary domination of america which dominated politically, militily, cultural, economically. >> rose: beginning at the end of world war i. >> right. and then it goes into warp spd after the collapse of the soviet union whe you have for 20 yeara situationhere no country has ever been this werful. >> rose: i think one of the great stories is going tobe the final assessment as to whether we screwed up that opportunity. from the end of the decline of the soviet union and t
policy and say we're going to try an spend less time on a these crisis areas from afghanistan to iraq. that's why he's been so hesitant toet more involved in libya. and where we need to devote our time is to the 21st century which is asia and particularly to china. and i think that' fundamentally correct. >> rose: will this century be asia's censurely. >> i don't think it will be anybody's century. i thought long a hard when writing the book about how to term it. i could have called...
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>> well, we can all expect that joe biden will do better on the foreign policy. it's never been paul ryan's main interest and it's always been joe biden's main interest so you would think he would have natural advantage there. one quick disagreement i had with mark is i'm afraid ryan is going to go too walk shaw. i'm struck by the fact that the two most important performances of this campaign-- bill clinton's and mitt romney's in that debate-- were the two wonkiests. somehow i think in a moment of great cynicism people like to be talked to in a serious powerpoint sort of way in which a lot of us in the media think oh, it's over their heads, they'll be bored. >> pelley: but don't be folksy? >> i wouldn't go too far away from the statistics and data which is ryan's home turf. >> the difference is bill clinton used the word arithmetic i've never heard paul ryan use the word arithmetic. arithmetic is a word understood by people who only went to the sixth grade or people with ph.d.s. it's one thing to be wonky and not to do it in obscure language that's off putting. i
>> well, we can all expect that joe biden will do better on the foreign policy. it's never been paul ryan's main interest and it's always been joe biden's main interest so you would think he would have natural advantage there. one quick disagreement i had with mark is i'm afraid ryan is going to go too walk shaw. i'm struck by the fact that the two most important performances of this campaign-- bill clinton's and mitt romney's in that debate-- were the two wonkiests. somehow i think in a...